I’m a semi-successful adult with a decent job. Why do financial conversations still make me feel clueless?

Financial literacy doesn’t have to feel punishing. | H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images When I was accused of being “financially illiterate” by a random guy in a bar during a conversation about investing last year, it knocked the wind out of me. After I completely flubbed my words in an attempt to stay afloat, I realized that a new form of anxiety had crept into my subconscious: I, a 36-year-old, grown-ass woman, know nothing about money. I’m not sure how I ended up here. I’m incredibly type A — I pushed myself academically and athletically in school, and I continue throwi...

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